Anthony D. Yang, MD, MS, FACS; Jeanette W. Chung, PhD; Allison R. Dahlke, MPH; and
colleagues present the latest results from the Flexibility in Duty Hour Requirements
for Surgical Trainees (FIRST) Trial in the February issue of the Journal of the American
College of Surgeons (JACS). As postgraduate year level increased, residents had increasing
concerns about patient care and resident education/training under standard duty hour
policies, but had decreasing concerns about well-being under flexible policies. When
given the choice between training under standard or flexible duty hour policies, only
14 percent of surgical residents expressed a preference for standard policies.

the William E. Ladd Medal
from the American Academy
of Pediatrics, and in 2011 he
was awarded the Fritz Rehbein
Medal from the European
Pediatric Surgical Association.

Each of these represents the
highest honor these associations
bestow on an individual.

Dr. Grosfeld lectured
worldwide and was an honorary
member of 15 international
surgical societies, including the
Royal College of Surgeons of
England and Ireland, as well as
the Royal College of Physicians
and Surgeons, Glasgow. He
received the Solomon A. Berson
Medical Alumni Achievement
Award in 2008 from NYU.

He was editor-in-chief of
the Journal of Pediatric Surgery,

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery,
and the most widely used
pediatric surgery textbook,

Pediatric Surgery. He remained
active as chairman of the board
of directors of the American
Pediatric Surgical Foundation
and as vice-president of the
American Surgical Association
Foundation until his death.

Dr. Grosfeld’s service to
essentially all of the major
organizations in American
surgery, including the ACS,
is evident. Less apparent, but
perhaps more noteworthy, is the
fact that he used each opportunity
to change and improve individual
programs and organizations.

In addition to his manyprofessional accomplishments,Dr. Grosfeld was the patriarch ofa wonderful and loving family. Heis survived by his wife Margie, towhom he was happily married for54 years and with whom he sharedhis professional and personaljourneys; his sister Claire Zucker;children Alicia Thorn, DaliaMaheu, Janice Kaefer, JeffreyGrosfeld, and Mark Grosfeld;as well as 17 grandchildren.

Dr. Grosfeld was an influential
leader, a role model, a mentor,
an important investigator, and a
masterful surgeon beloved by his
patients, their families, and his
colleagues. He made a difference
for all of us who knew him and
for all the pediatric surgeons
who have followed in his path.

He will be greatly missed. ♦

Dr. Grosfeld was a pioneer in pediatric surgery as it was emergingas a discipline, and he established the specialty of pediatricsurgery in Indianapolis and, indeed, in the state of Indiana.